The Project Manager: Mastering the art of delivery

Book Description

Learn how to be the safe pair of hands in your
organisation, consistently delivering exceptional projects on time
and to budget.

The steep rise in demand for good project managers in recent
years has been mirrored by the publication of book after book
setting out the formal processes and mechanics of project
management. Whether they are textbooks or books aimed at the
practitioner, they all usually cover the same ground - the ABCs of
project management, you might call it.

But anyone who has ever managed a project or overseen the
management of a project in the real world knows that there is a
significant difference between mastering the ABCs and mastering the
practice of project management itself.

It's not that the formal methodologies don't work, but rather
that it's only half of the picture. To go from good to great
in project management, you need to shift your focus back to the
real basics of management.

In this illuminating book, Richard Newton, a successful project
manager with twenty years' experience, will show you several ways
you can elevate your game.

Topics covered include:

What is successful delivery?

Communications – learning to understand who the customers
are, what they want, and how best to communicate with them

What actually is your project? Understanding the
importance of scope and how best to define it

How to get your project started

Optimal personal styles for project managers

Managing your project

Getting the best out of your project team

A quick survey of the most important tools and techniques

When to constructively kill a project

Whether you are just starting out in project management, or have
a few years under your belt and want to achieve real mastery,
The Project Manager will deliver.